Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Wins per season
| Season | Wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 3 | |
| 1942 | 2 | |
| 1943 | 1 | |
| 1944 | 2 | |
| 1945 | 4 | |
| 1946 | 5 | |
| 1947 | 6 | |
| 1948 | 5 | |
| 1949 | 4 | |
| 1950 | 3 | |
| 1951 | 5 | |
| 1952 | 4 | |
| 1953 | 3 | |
| 1954 | 2 | |
| 1955 | 2 | |
| 1956 | 1 | |
| 1957 | 1 | |
| 1958 | 1 |
Data sources
- LPGA
- USGA
- Olympedia
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Patty Berg ranks #11 in Golf
Patty Berg ranks 11th among Golf athletes on GOAT Rank and 1564th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 90, Longevity 88, Honours 92, Statistics 86. Those categories are normalised against the full Golf reference universe of 266 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1935–1962 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1947, which sets the Peak component at 90. Honours is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes major titles 15, lpga tour wins 60, player of the year 1, vare trophies 3.
Immediately ahead sits Sam Snead on 89.0, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Kathy Whitworth on 88.6. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Patty Berg GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Berg stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full Golf cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1947. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 27 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 92/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Berg comparisons
Patty Berg — frequently asked
- Is Patty Berg the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Patty Berg ranks 11th in Golf with a GOAT Score of 88.9, behind Jack Nicklaus on 95.0.
- What is Patty Berg's GOAT Score?
- 88.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Patty Berg rank all time?
- 1564th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 11th within Golf.
- Patty Berg vs Sam Snead: who ranks higher?
- Sam Snead, on 89.0 against Patty Berg's 88.9 — a margin of 0.1 points.